Sylvia was born in Texas, lived for 2-years in Korea, then for a briefer stint in Germany, before returning back to the States. While attending UC San Diego, she met Rickey Kim, the Founder of Evil Monito Magazine, started off as their Music Editor and now holds the position of Editor-in-Chief. Sylvia is an avid cinephile, whose taste ranges from Yakuzas to Nouvelle Vagues. She has a predilection for 3-letter scrabble words and succulents from Madagascar.
Kevin was born and later abandoned in Seoul, South Korea in 1985. Shortly thereafter, two kind merchants from northern New Jersey adopted him, hoping he'd one day play professional football. So much for vicariousness and big dreams! As punishment, Kevin's parents forced him for extended periods of time to watch L'Avventura on loop, which became more pleasure than punishment. He graduated from University of Southern California in 2007, and now spends his weekdays developing and doing strategic marketing for kid-oriented websites. He is writing a novel about solipsism. Facebook Friend him, if you have a heart.
Interview with T. C. Boyle
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For many a novelist, personal geography can be an unwanted poetry. Suffused with lived-in details, sensorial charm, and familiar beauty, localism bears a wealth →
Sylvia was born in Texas, lived for 2-years in Korea, then for a briefer stint in Germany, before returning back to the States. While attending UC San Diego, she met Rickey Kim, the Founder of Evil Monito Magazine, started off as their Music Editor and now holds the position of Editor-in-Chief. Sylvia is an avid cinephile, whose taste ranges from Yakuzas to Nouvelle Vagues. She has a predilection for 3-letter scrabble words and succulents from Madagascar.
Interview with Mulatu Astatke
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Mulatu Astatke, 67, as an extraordinary multi-instrumentalist, composer, and community builder; he is one of those rare individuals →
Ethan Holtzman moved to Topanga Canyon when he was two years old. During his childhood years, he caught blue-belly lizards and foraged for edible fungi. He grew up singing folk songs with his family around the potbelly stove, the sole source of heat. Eventually he bought an accordion and studied under the late master, Milton Mann. He currently plays a Farfisa in the band, Dengue Fever, and tours the world.
Interview with Chicha Libre
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Surrounded by snow-capped volcanoes, I wiped the jet lag off my brow and took a moment to catch my breath—a belabored process due to high elevation →
Phil Chang enjoys watching Gary Busey clips on YouTube and earnestly wishes he could do the Roger Rabbit. The internet has taught him not to publicly write things that he will regret, or of things that won't apply in a week. Life has taught him to value the people behind great ideas.
Interview with Blue Scholars ***
Keeping it local is a whole different ballgame when you call Seattle home. The clash and melding of America’s titanic super-corporations with our nation’s →
Erin Barajas, loves Los Angeles. Born and raised in the city, she's lived everywhere from South Central and the LBC to Venice Beach and her home in Silverlake where legend has it, the cult flick, “Heathers,” was written. Now living in Eagle Rock, Erin writes about fashion for California Apparel News as their Manufacturing Editor. Until she strikes it rich with a million-dollar idea, she spends her time reading novels in her tub and making up names for fictional bands. She has a very rich interior dialogue.
Interview with Mario Gonzalez
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Downtown Los Angeles is home to a new kind of turf war, the likes of which hasn’t been seen here for decades and – as is fitting in the world’s most cinematic city →
Art Talk recently posted a conversation with prolific underground artist, Gary Panter. Over the past three decades, he’s been uber-productive on a myriad of art projects which includes: recording music, doing puppetry, designing for magazines, set designing, creating alternative comics, among other things. It is incredible how much quality artwork this man has produced aside from being one of the main designers for the memorable demented children’s program, Pee-wee’s Playhouse →
360 Stadium
Mega CC. Lotte Hotel - Jamsil, Korea
Event: 8/22/08
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360 Sounds has been supporting the whole local culture scene in the city of Seoul and made things happen to build the culture for itself for 3 years. 2008 is a commemorative year for us since it is 20th anniversary of ‘88 Olympic, the milestone in globalization of Seoul. →
Hercules & Love Affair
The Echo - Los Angeles
Event: 7/23/08
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Join Anthem, Mute, and DFA as we host Hercules & Love Affair for their first visit to Los Angeles. These gender-bending, nu-disco pioneering kids are changing the terrain of modern electronic music, and we couldn’t be happier to welcome them to town. →
Karl Lagerfeld is one the greatest designers of our time. Despite his eccentricities, the man is extremely talented and he has certainly mastered the art of multi-tasking as he currently holds design direction for Chanel, Fendi, as well as his own name brand line Lagerfeld Gallery. This interview with Charlie Rose is very interesting. Please take note.
The concept for “while tides guide you back home” is inspired by Edwin Ushiro’s feelings of regret and remorse for leaving his native Hawaii. Often wondering how life would have been different had he remained on Maui, Ushiro creates a body of work evoking childhood memories real and imagined. →
We’re a big believer in supporting your friends. Recently close friend of the EM camp, Mazik of SELF directed T.I.’s “No Matter What” music video. The video is now up for a win at the upcoming MTV VMAs and we encourage you to cast your vote for T.I. Support The Independents!
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Adidas and 032c magazine celebrate the opening of No 74 with METROPOL PARASOL. The magic »Parasol«, a three-dimensional installation and photography by architect and designer Juergen Mayer H. is on display.
No 74 is a unique project curated by adidas, in partnership with No 6 in London. No 6 is a pure adidas store specializing in a select product range, following the same principles as No 74. →
Occupation and Position.
Fashion Market Editor/Assistant Editor- Los Angeles Times
What neighborhood do you closely identify with? What makes it so unique to you?
Venice. I don’t live there, but wish I did. It’s got a great sense of culture and community. Great restaurants and shops, but relaxed. Not flashy. Feels far away from the stuff I do and deal with every day in West Hollywood. →
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